VLC is good but Install XP codec pack http://www.xpcodecpack.com/ and
you will pretty much have everything covered...
and you can use any media player.
At 10:09 AM 9/25/2007, you wrote:
---- JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> VLC is what I was gonna recommend as well.
>
> I believe good ole retail XP and Vista do not even have basic codecs
> built-in, but most folks dont' realiize this since they buy pre-built HP's,
> Dells, Compaqs, etc, and those guys usually install some licensed codecs
> for their systems to improve the customer out of box experience. :)
>
I think you're absolutely right. I'm not sure to be happy about it
or what. I guess it leaves a window for other vendors to get a
slice...but that sure makes WMP look whimpy.
